Usefulness of the blood lymphocyte count in predicting recurrent instability and death in patients with unstable angina pectoris

Authors
Zouridakis, EG Garcia-Moll, X Kaski, JC
Citation
Eg. Zouridakis et al., Usefulness of the blood lymphocyte count in predicting recurrent instability and death in patients with unstable angina pectoris, AM J CARD, 86(4), 2000, pp. 449
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
86
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(20000815)86:4<449:UOTBLC>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We assessed the prognostic value of total and differential white blood cell counts in patients with unstable angina. Our findings showed that the lymp hocyte count had a strong inverse relation to the risk of future serious ca rdiac events, and we conclude that in patients with unstable angina, low ly mphocyte count is associated with higher cardiovascular risk.